November 6, 2009

One space or two spaces

No, no, no! You guys are SO wrong. It is people like you who make designers’ lives hell when they have to set long copy supplied by the client. One space only, ever, unless you are typing on a typewriter (and then only if it is pre-IBM golfball).

And, Carolyn, an ellipses only has three dots (…) - EVER …

Here endth my rant.

carolynannahall:

I am totally on TEAM TWO SPACE.

georgiegirlnyc:

Today a post about how many spaces are meant to be put after a full stop went around the internets.  Apparently, the rule is that only one space is needed.  This goes against everything I was taught.  Boo hiss!

Am I the only one who is now totally paranoid about how many spaces I put after my full stop (or I think maybe Americans say ‘period’)?

I’m still going to go with two spaces and call my writing vintage :-)

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  1. richmondrelocation reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc and added:
    Me too. I’ve known this for...while but have refused...give...
  2. guardianofgimcracks reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc and added:
    period! This idea that computer fonts are more measured than typewriter fonts...just...
  3. blockbranding reblogged this from carolynannahall and added:
    No, no, no! You guys are SO wrong. It is people like you who make designers’ lives hell when they have to set long copy...
  4. simplejulie reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc and added:
    First, team TWO space. Secondly,...learned today that Aussie’s call them
  5. lyall reblogged this from carolynannahall and added:
    My mother double spaces.
  6. carolynannahall reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc and added:
    on TEAM TWO SPACE.
  7. chaoticbliss reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc
  8. nycbumpkin reblogged this from georgiegirlnyc and added:
    What. ONE space? That’s just ugly.
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